Memorial Day Collection Schedule

On Memorial Day - Monday, May 31st, Bend Garbage & Recycling's collection schedule for garbage & recycling will be as usual.

Please have your carts out by 6:00 a.m.

The Bend Garbage & Recycling office will be closed on Memorial Day and will re-open on Tuesday, June 1st at 8:00 a.m.

Free Shred Event in Bend & Help Support Mountain Star Family Relief Nursery

SecureShred, a Division of Bend Garbage & Recycling, is partnering with South Valley Bank to offer residents the opportunity to safely destroy personal documents.

Saturday, June 26, 2010 from 10:00am - 1:00pm, residents can bring their personal documents to South Valley Bank & Trust on Purcell Blvd. across from Costco for shredding.

This event is for private residential shredding only, not for business or company shredding.

Documents will be shredded on site with the SecureShred truck. No advance document sorting is necessary and the SecureShred truck can destroy paperwork with paper clips and staples attached.

You can help support Mountain Star Family Relief Nursery and bring in diapers or wipes when you come to shred your documents. This non-profit organization specializes in the prevention of child abuse and neglect in Central Oregon.

SecureShred offers complete on-site document destruction at your home or business. We provide regular scheduled, on-call or one time shredding. For more information, contact 541-382-2263.

FREE Shred Event in La Pine & Food Drive

SecureShred and The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office have partnered for this free shred event to give residents a safe method to dispose of private documents and learn identity theft prevention tips at the same time.

This event is for residential shredding only - no commercial business shredding.

Saturday, May 8th
10am - 2pm,
La Pine Sheriff's Substation
51340 US 97

At this event, there will also be a deputy available to collect prescription and over the counter medication.

Residents are asked to bring a non-perishable food item to donate for the food bank.

No advance document sorting will be necessary, the SecureShred truck can destroy paperwork with paper clips and staples attached. File folders and binders may also be shredded.

For additional information on SecureShred or how to schedule document shredding at your home or business, contact 541-382-2263.

FREE Yard Debris Recycling Event

Recycle your needles, leaves, small branches and brush during the FireFree event.

Bend - Knott Landfill
May 1 - May 9, 2010
Monday - Sunday; 7:00am - 4:30pm

Redmond - Negus Transfer Station
May 15 - May 16, 2010
Saturday - Sunday, 8:00am - 4:00pm

Sisters - Fryrear Transfer Station
May 15 - May 16, 2010
Saturday - Sunday, 8:00am - 4:00pm

La Pine - Southwest Transfer Station
May 15 - May 16, 2010
Saturday - Sunday, 8:00am - 4:00pm

For more information, contact 541-322-7129 or visit www.firefree.org

Earth Day Celebration

Join Bend Garbage & Recycling at this years 21st Annual Earth Day Fair and Procession of the Species put on by the Environmental Center.

The event is scheduled for Saturday, April 24th from 11am - 4pm on Kansas Avenue in Bend, in front of the Environmental Center.

The day promises to be an exciting community event with interactive displays, art, live music and hands-on activities for all ages. The Procession of the Species parade starts at 11:00am.

New Changes for Bend Garbage & Recycling's City Yard Debris Program

Customers who subscribe to Bend Garbage & Recycling's yard debris service can now add Raw Fruits and Vegetables to their yard debris carts. The raw vegetative waste can be added to the yard debris already going in the cart.

This material will be taken to Deschutes Recycling and made into compost.

Acceptable Materials for the Yard Debris Cart include:
Yard trimmings, leaves, pine needles, grass clippings, branches, raw fruit & vegetable scraps and coffee grounds (minus the filter).

Unacceptable Material for the Yard Debris Cart include:
Plastic bags, fruit or vegetable stickers, plastic wrap or plastic containers, egg shells, processed or cooked fruits or vegetables, tea bags, animal product or any kind of biodegradable food ware such as paper plates, cups, etc.

For more information regarding Bend Garbage & Recycling's yard debris program, please contact 541-382-2263.

Free Shred Event & Food Drive

SecureShred, a division of Bend Garbage & Recycling and Mid Oregon Credit Union have partnered up for this free shred event to give residents a safe method to dispose of private documents.

This event is for residential shredding only - no commercial business shredding.

The shred event will take place at 4 Mid Oregon Credit Union Locations on Saturday, April 17, 2010. Please bring a non-perishable food item to donate for the food bank.

Olney Branch in Bend: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Madras Branch: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Redmond Branch: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Prineville Branch 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

SecureShred's on-site document destruction truck can shred paperwork with paper clips and staples attached.